Los Alamos, NM
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Los Alamos, NM: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,950. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LOS-ALAMOS-NM · Los Alamos, NM 1 ZIPs · 17,950 pop · #1211/25278 · Los Alamos County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-TOP $138,583
- RANK-TOP #1211/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-TOWN 17,950
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $488,300
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Los Alamos, NM sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 5%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 17,950
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $138,583
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $138,583 and home value $488,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 69.3%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Los Alamos as a pure owner town.
Within New Mexico, Cloudcroft is the closest lower-income city and Jemez Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Los Alamos.
Population concentration
Los Alamos's single ZIP 87544 carries the town
Los Alamos is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 87544 is the entire residential footprint (17,950 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Los Alamos's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 327 establishments, 4,320 employees , annual payroll $282,812k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 87544 (327 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (65) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Los Alamos, NM
These ZIP codes sit in Los Alamos County, which covers 1 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Los Alamos. See the Los Alamos County roll-up →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87544 | 17,950 | $138,583 | 327 | 124 |
Los Alamos roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Los Alamos, .